Contract award · 2 Dec 2025

S30050 Building on RIS3 to test scenarios for the strategy and plan for RIS4/5

National Highways Limited awarded “Building on RIS3 to test scenarios for the strategy and plan for RIS4/5” to Ove Arup for £490k on 2 Dec 2025.

Research & developmentWest Midlands

Value £490k
WinnerOve Arup

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Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
National Highways Limited · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Ove Arup
Value
£489,990.87
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Research & development · Development consultancy services (CPV 73220000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 Dec 2025
  2. Published9 Dec 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

i) Develop the content of the 15 year strategy and plan for RIS4/5 based on the preferred scenario working with S1s and SMEs Copywrite and graphically Following Exec and Board strategy awayday in May 2025, consultancy support is required to undertake scenario testing using RIS3 baseline to inform the 15-year strategy and plan development for RIS4/5. This involves testing four finance scenarios for Exec and Board on the benefits and disbenefits of each scenario to inform the trade-offs for RIS4 and 5 strategy and planning. The four scenarios are: - A baseline - A RIS financial model version - A higher RIS settlement - An unconstrained scenario

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